Bangladesh's road to long-term economic prosperity: Risks and challenges

Bangladesh has come a long way since its independence in 1971. Its infrastructure has developed significantly from its primitive and dilapidated state; its per capita income has grown; and its social indicators now fare even better than its giant neighbour, India; thanks to the innovative streak of its people and...

Judeo-Christian 'America': Making hay while the sun shines?

This was not what the Founding Fathers envisioned: the United States turning into a religiously-driven, if not religiously-institutionalised country. Yet, it is drifting in that direction, in part through public preferences, shaped largely by external developments, and in part purposefully as, for example, President Donald J. Trump becoming the first,...